Bruno,Borat.......FUNNY OR RACIST?

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#1 ShAbInAtOr
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Do you think these two movies starring SACHA BARON CHOHEN are actually funny:P or are they actually rasict:twisted:?! In my oppenion comedy doesn't have to be rasict at all! Then why do people create rasict jokes:|?

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#2 Jfisch93
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Not funny, crude, and slightly racist.

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How can Bruno be racist? Its about how homophobic America is :?
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Borat was extremely funny, mainly because Cohen let others make complete asses of themselves (well, he helped them along, but yeah). Bruno was pretty funny, but definitely not as good.
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#5 biggest_loser
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Its not really rascist or anti semitic specifically given that Cohen is actually Jewish. Thats how he gets away with it. You can take his humour seriously or realise it is largely satirical.
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funny and racist imo

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Borat was extremely funny, mainly because Cohen let others make complete asses of themselves (well, he helped them along, but yeah). Bruno was pretty funny, but definitely not as good.chessmaster1989
I didn't even bother to see Bruno. Smaller independent films - even at art house cinemas - were not put on because they had Bruno instead. If I give him my money the more chance he'll make a third movie lol :P
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Do you think these two movies starring SACHA BARON CHOHEN are actually funny:P or are they actually rasict:twisted:?! In my oppenion comedy doesn't have to be rasict at all! Then why do people create rasict jokes:|?

ShAbInAtOr

It's shock humor. Since the ancient geeks, attacking society's taboos has been a trade mark of comedy. I don't find Chonen's work that funny myself because it isn't shocking to me however I can see why it does for many others.

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#9 ruffluffs
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i wish people would stop complaining about stuff being racist jeeze are you that lame and easily offended racist jokes are the best kind regardless of which race
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#10 iginlawasup
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oh, who cares? Its a comedical movie. You could bash every other movie for violence and sex. Borat ws hilarious. If your a guy and didnt find it funny you have a females sense of humor.

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#11 barcx17
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Both are very hilarious... Borat more than Bruno though. I find nothing racist about both movies.

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#12 Null--Fox
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oh, who cares? Its a comedical movie. You could bash every other movie for violence and sex. Borat ws hilarious. If your a guy and didnt find it funny you have a females sense of humor.

iginlawasup

I second this.

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#13 ruffluffs
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i wish people would stop complaining about stuff being racist jeeze are you that lame and easily offended racist jokes are the best kind regardless of which race
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there garbage so why does it matter

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#15 Baranga
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[QUOTE="chessmaster1989"]Borat was extremely funny, mainly because Cohen let others make complete asses of themselves (well, he helped them along, but yeah). Bruno was pretty funny, but definitely not as good.biggest_loser
I didn't even bother to see Bruno. Smaller independent films - even at art house cinemas - were not put on because they had Bruno instead. If I give him my money the more chance he'll make a third movie lol :P

It's censored in Australia anyway.

I saw it yesterday. It follows the same basic story as Borat, and I think it's just as good.

I can't believe Cohen has such huge balls.

Drill Sergeant: Your finger's in my alley!
Brüno: Not yet.

Christ...

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Just don't watch his films if you don't like that type of humor.
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#18 MindFreeze
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What exactly is racist about the movies? You do realize one of the major ideas of both movies is to show the widespread intolerance, in this case in the US?

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[QUOTE="biggest_loser"][QUOTE="chessmaster1989"]Borat was extremely funny, mainly because Cohen let others make complete asses of themselves (well, he helped them along, but yeah). Bruno was pretty funny, but definitely not as good.Baranga

I didn't even bother to see Bruno. Smaller independent films - even at art house cinemas - were not put on because they had Bruno instead. If I give him my money the more chance he'll make a third movie lol :P

It's censored in Australia anyway.

I saw it yesterday. It follows the same basic story as Borat, and I think it's just as good.

I can't believe Cohen has such huge balls.

Drill Sergeant: Your finger's in my alley!
Brüno: Not yet.

Christ...

Now I want to see it :lol:
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#20 harjyotbanwait
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They are very funny, especially Borat. It is an excellent comedic film and hilarious. In Bruno I loved when he said to the terrorist your king Osama is kind of like a dirty wizard or a homeless Santa, and the mexican human furniture.

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#21 yabbicoke
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Look up satire.

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#22 Baranga
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They are very funny, especially Borat. It is an excellent comedic film and hilarious. In Bruno I loved when he said to the terrorist your king Osama is kind of like a dirty wizard or a homeless Santa, and the mexican human furniture.

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The ghost sex scene was awesome:P

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#23 Serraph105
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I have only seen Borat but it was funny and yes it was racist but in my mind since you know you are walking in to see a comedy you shouldnt be taking it seriously anyways.

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#24 rawsavon
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1. They are VERY funny (especially Borat) 2. Racism (at least IMO) requires somebody intending to belittle or degrade others...I do not think that was his intention in doing either movie. -I believe his first goal was to entertain and his second was to talk about stupid stuff/stereotypes/double standards that happen in America (like Angelina Jolie adopting 20 kids from Africa)

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#25 harjyotbanwait
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Yeah, calling Rob Pilatus of Milli Vanilli from heaven was also pretty funny.

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#26 Darth-Caedus
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Its neither.
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#27 mayforcebeyou
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Its not really rascist or anti semitic specifically given that Cohen is actually Jewish. Thats how he gets away with it. You can take his humour seriously or realise it is largely satirical. biggest_loser
maybe he just says he's jewish when he really isn't
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#28 chAzN93
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both.
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#29 atm0073
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Haven't seen Bruno (nor do I really plan to), but I definitely found Borat to be more funny than racist. It could only really be considered racist if an individual chose to view it that way, though. Sure, many parts of the movie are blatant and obvious, but those parts are more intended to be funny than they are to be "racist".
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#30 MuddVader
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Do you think these two movies starring SACHA BARON CHOHEN are actually funny:P or are they actually rasict:twisted:?! In my oppenion comedy doesn't have to be rasict at all! Then why do people create rasict jokes:|?

ShAbInAtOr
It doesnt have to be racist, nobody said it did, and it all isnt. But some people can find alot of things funny and racism is one of them if used in joke form, so some people take advantage of the fact that not everybody in this world is offendable and alot of people have a very open sense of humor, such as me. I find race jokes funny, but I think all people are equal. Its just comedy. (I havent seen Bruno yet btw)
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#31 Solid_Tango
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I d say both are overated. Is totally different from the real thing. And UNFUNNY!
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#32 -katamarina-
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Neither. It's just plain stupid and pointless.

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#33 starfox15
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Blazing Saddles, Space Balls, Spinal Tap, and now Bruno/Borat.

It's called a SATIRE. Nothing said in these type of movies is real. It's meant to poke fun at whatever it is the people in the movies are doing.

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#34 GodofBigMacs
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Not funny, crude, and slightly racist.

Jfisch93
This. I just don't understand how people find those movies so funny.
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#35 phillo99
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Funny and not racist at all.

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#36 KHAndAnime
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[QUOTE="Jfisch93"]

Not funny, crude, and slightly racist.

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This. I just don't understand how people find those movies so funny.

Well, first of all, you need a sense of humor...
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#37 -Pred-Alien-
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No he exposes racism and other issues.
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#38 avatar_genius
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I loved Borat, it was hilarious, especially the naked hotel fight scene.

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#39 jumper-man
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Borat was created to expose how people are still veryracist. In doing this the character seemed to push what these people are actually like so that people respond with something outrageous and funny. Of course extreme scenes like the "running of the jew" was shown to introduce the extremes that the character would display throughout the rest of the film so with that said it wasn't racist it was the complete opposite it was showing how many people are racist and that was brilliant.

Acertainscene that sent chills down my spine was whereAmericadisplayeda hitler likefashionduring a rodeo.

People cheered as Borat said things like," May we kill every man woman and child in their villages and may George Bush drink their blood "

Another man at the rodeo even encouraged killing homosexuals as part of what America needs to do next.

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Neither. They're stupid.
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#41 jumper-man
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Sorry if that last comment was hard to read, something messed up the spacing.

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#42 69ANT69
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I wouldn't say either are funny and I wouldn't really call it racist, somewhere in between.
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#43 perphekt
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Borat was horrible and not funny in any way. I felt like i lost 8 hours of my life and i'd never get it back. and i'll never see Bruno, so i don't really care.